Invermark Castle

Invermark Castle was built around 1526 by the Lindsays and was used as a refuge by the locals when Highland caterans or raiders descended on the Glen to steal cattle...
:: Read more

Masonic Lodge

Masonic Lodge, St. Andrew's 282. There were Masons in the Glen long before the Masonic Hall at Tarfside was built. St. Andrew's Lodge was constituted on 22nd June 1821...
:: Read more

Glenesk Museum

The Glenesk Folk Museum at The Retreat was set up in 1955 by Miss Greta Michie. Based on folk museums which she had seen in Scandinavia.
:: Read more

Prehistoric Villages

Glenesk is an extensive semi-natural environment which has, nonetheless, borne the imprint of human activity over thousands of years.
:: Read more

Queen Victoria

At the head of Glenesk, the 'Queen's Well' can be found. It was built in commemoration of Queen Victoria who once stopped here for a drink of water on her way from Deeside to Glenesk.
:: Read more